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. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 |

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27 Noverver 1962
- a Subjects eporsed tee af Yacht Potomac by Alpha 66
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On 20: Nov é2 ‘LAFO received an unsolicited telephone call on tha

Listed’ telephone numoer. The calier wanted to advise that there was reportedly

in the harbor at Long Beach a vesse], formerly used by the late Treodore
Roosevelt, called the Potomac. ‘This vessel, according to the inicrmant, w

being used by the Alpha 66 organization. She Was believed taking on a carge

: of weapons crated as Argentine beef, and destined to leave soon for Seattle.

He added that.a Wes Davis had just signed on as an engincer, and there was
another character named C1att Roberts on board. Both were descrited as bearded
adventurers. ae

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| The caller refused ‘to “Adentaty himself, claiming that ke did not
| Olt fa now ohether contact with the Agency would be approved vy his empioyer, and
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3. Tn’ ‘response to. ‘a call to the Intelligence Officer, U

USCG, WES penek |
. that ther. is a vessel, the Potowac, formerly one of the 155' USCG Gutters,

“For some time it had been used by the late F. D. Roosevelt as the presidential
- yacht. Later ‘4t had been disposed of to the Maryland (State) Fish and Game
Commission, and. more recently it had been acquired by the Hydra-Capiteal, inc.,
410 West Coast ‘Highway, Newport Beach, California (OR 5-1549).

hy usce: advised further that. ‘en investigator for the Los Angeles County
Prosecutor, D..L. “Wheeler, had accepted an assignment (taking leave of absence
o do 50) to bring the Potomac’ from the Barbados to California. The plan,
upposedly, was to /make ‘her a. floating museum of some sort. On his arrival

n Bartados,. Wheeler is reported to have found the craft in foul shape, with
mly.a:. single engine operative. . He: refused the job and returned to Los Angeles.
The craft later, Jhowever ; did: turn” UB . 4n San Diego in October and was later
bserved tied sup in: Cerritos. Channel; Los Angeles harbor area; and subsequently,
Was: ‘moved. ack’. to, San: ‘Diego,: ‘where, At, is. presently in a shipyard.
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further cid not know whether or not the OAL as valid or fg fewcd

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age of \yabee= Sel Aid, £ th Lh

eet 4 and 2), subsequently identified
B was re-contacted by telepnone. It was
juggested to. him ‘tha “in the. “event: “any more information concerning the Potomac
and:.the: ‘likelihood’ of. her use in. any. foreign actd

ty came his way, we would
ppreciate another’ ‘calles.

Qn. this occas ‘Sp: vek volunteered the statement
hat it was his. understanding that the Cliff Roberts he referred to aa
- viously hed come from Barbados with the weet) This woe Gpevak'g irs
_ reference | to Barbados oe _ Ss Or

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The sketchiness of the waterial

Asa consequence, no follow-up is anticipated unless requested.

6. ‘The above’ is. for, your dnfornation only,
os predibility.

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